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HAPSITE ER Operating Manual
3.4 Helpful Guidelines
DON’T…
Ship with a battery installed.
Draw liquid into the instrument.
Go into a potentially explosive
environment without an LEL meter
and safety checks. HAPSITE ER is not
intrinsically safe.
Pressure wash HAPSITE ER or
immerse in water.
Sample strong acids (below pH 2) or
strong bases (above pH 11).
Use force when assembling any
HAPSITE ER system components.
Modify default methods without
changing their name.
Sample for Sulfur Mustard (HD) with
the VX conversion tube installed.
Abort an Analyze (GC/MS) method
during a sample run.
Over-tighten the concentrator nuts.
Block the exhaust vent on
HAPSITE ER.
Use the NEG pump and Service
Module pumps together.
Use expired internal standard gas.
Attach a bag sample without first
checking the ferrules in the probe nut
.
DO…
Leave a battery installed when
operating, even when external power
is connected.
Run a background blank once per
week or more.
Use Extended Standby instead of
powering off HAPSITE ER.
Place appropriate caps over openings
before decontaminating.
Use 5% to 10% bleach solution or
local SOP to decontaminate
HAPSITE ER.
Only use thumbs to open the front
panel.
Attempt to reboot as a first step to
troubleshooting operational problems.
Screen samples with the Survey
method to reduce the risk of
saturation.
Use the VX conversion tube for
identification (and quantification) of
VX and R-33.
Take a training course.
Contact INFICON at
HAPSITE.Support@INFICON.com,
800.223.0633 for help.
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